Two local parishes will perpetuate a centuries-old Peruvian devotion to the sacred image of “Señor de los Milagros” (“The Lord of Miracles”) when they host traditional Masses and processions this month, according to longtime local organizers.

On Oct. 1, Franciscan Father Guglielmo Lauriola, 90, celebrated his last public Mass at Immaculate Conception Chapel and with his retirement the Franciscans relinquished their presence at the chapel on Folsom Street in San Francisco.

A gospel choir led a celebratory crowd of about 250 in singing “We’ve Come This Far By Faith” during the entrance procession of an outdoor 75th anniversary Mass for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in San Francisco on Sept. 24.

His pastor and many of the parishioners at Most Holy Redeemer Parish refer fondly to 84-year-old Carlos Rodriguez as the “world’s oldest altar boy” although there are no statistics kept on the oldest person serving at Mass.

Archbishop Riordan High School was founded in 1949 with the mission of educating young men in San Francisco. The school and its work continues today with its Marianist roots, a growing enrollment and new programs.

Missionaries of Charity, friends and supporters, and parishioners of St. Michael Church in the San Francisco neighborhood of Oceanview walked through the neighborhood Aug. 27 after Sunday Mass, praying the rosary for peace and asking the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima after three people were killed within six months.

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will consecrate the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Oct. 7, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco beginning with a rosary at 9 a.m., Mass at 10 a.m., and a eucharistic procession followed by Benediction and the consecration.

Our Lady of Loretto parishioners will travel by bus to San Francisco on Oct. 7 as the archdiocese celebrates the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima at St. Mary’s Cathedral with a 9 a.m. rosary rally, 10 a.m. Mass and 11:30 a.m. procession and consecration of the archdiocese to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

If you drive by St. Anne of the Sunset, you can’t miss the crane, the 14 portable classrooms crowding a large portion of the school yard – and the big green sign announcing “St. Anne School Seismic Retrofit – Ensuring Student Safety for Generations!”

Almost 65 years after the Sisters of Mercy opened an all-girls secondary Catholic school in the Sunset, Lakeside and Park Merced districts of San Francisco, Mercy High School is “future-proofing” its legacy with new leadership and a fresh vision linked to the charism of the founding order.

Part of Mission Dolores custodian Raju Kumar’s routine is waking up the men who sleep overnight against the walls of the basilica. Pastor Father Francis Garbo calls them “our evening parishioners,” and says he believes the homeless men feel safer tucked against the side of the church.

On the solemnity of the Annunciation this spring Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone dedicated Star of the Sea’s renovated St. Joseph Adoration Chapel, calling it “a pivotal moment in the history of the parish.”